Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
Throe, n. Etym: [OE. , , AS. a threatening, oppression, suffering, perhaps influenced by Icel. a throe, a pang, a longing; cf. AS. to suffer.]
1. Extreme pain; violent pang; anguish; agony; especially, one of the pangs of travail in childbirth, or purturition. Prodogious motion felt, and rueful throes. Milton.
2. A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow.
Throe, v. i.
Definition: To struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize.
Throe, v. t.
Definition: To put in agony. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
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Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.